Eighteen Warshaw Burstein lawyers have been named 2023 Super Lawyers in their respective practice areas in the New York Metro area.

Eighteen Warshaw Burstein lawyers were named 2022 Super Lawyers in their respective practice areas in the New York Metro area.

Thirteen Warshaw Burstein lawyers were ranked as 2020 Super Lawyers in their respective practice areas in the New York Metro area, including four lawyers who were ranked on the Rising Stars list. 

Partner Ally Hack was quoted in a Law360 article that delves into recently issued court guidance saying that commercial tenants can't be evicted in New York City until September 4 at the earliest, which will cause evictions stemming from the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic to likely be delayed much longer. This is due to the fact that commercial eviction cases filed in civil court after March 17 are stayed until at least September 5, when an order from Gov. Andrew Cuomo suspending filing deadlines comes up for renewal. 

Partner Ally Hack will moderate the Muslim American Society (MAS) of New York’s Virtual Town Hall meeting on August 24 at 8pm, which will feature Staten Island Congressman (District 11) Max Rose, New York State Senator (District 22) Andrew Gournades, New York City Councilman (District 43) Justin Brannan and New York State Senate Deputy Chief of Staff Brandon Patterson. The speakers will discuss upcoming legislations and regulations, and will meet virtually with consitituents. 

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In this New York Law Journal article, Ally Hack and Elizabeth Erickson review how New York Courts have handled the "head-scratching" decision in 'Fields v. Fields' in the subsequent 10 years after the case.

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Partners Martin Siegel and Ally Hack co-authored a Law360 article on executing NY contracts while working from home. In the article, Martin and Ally explore how lawyers can satisfy the New York Statute of Frauds remotely using technology to help facilitate deals and make contractual commitments such as by using mobile phones and videoconferencing tools, including Zoom, BlueJeans or Skype For Business

This article is about strategies for drafting early termination provisions in real estate contracts.

This article discusses a split in New York jurisprudence with respect to defaults under commercial lease agreements that Courts deem to be "curable", and defaults under commercial lease agreements that Courts deem to be "incurable", with a focus on assignments of lease.

This article discusses recent and relevant case law that has revitalized the four year statue of limitations in the area of fraud litigation.

This article summarizes and conveys the current state of the law with respect to when individuals can and cannot institute private causes of action based on legislation passed, ostensibly, for the public benefit. After surveying relevant legal precedent, we formulate a conclusion that we hope will assist in determining when legislation can be used to remedy private wrongs, and when legislation cannot.

The purpose of this article is to survey the relevant legal precedent discussing the judicial exceptions to the Four Year Rule, note the patterns, and then formulate a cogent conclusion to assist in predicting under which circumstances the Four Year Rule will apply, and under which circumstances its exceptions will apply.

If I give you a thousand dollars and say, "here is a thousand dollars, it is a gift," it is a gift and, by definition, does not have to be repaid. If I give you a thousand dollars and say, "here is a thousand dollars, it is a loan," it is a loan and, by law, it is payable on demand. However, if I give you a thousand dollars and say, "here is a gift of a thousand